EPIC_nurse replied to MaltyChick's topic in School
It is not for everyone! (I know because I learned this year it is definitely not for me). Although I learned a lot about school nursing and myself during this year of experience, it was a lot harder...
EPIC_nurse replied to Scuba_NurseBSN's topic in Nursing Career
Froedtert is a great hospital and the nurses that I know actually like the 7/70 schedule because when they take a week of vacation they end up with 3 weeks off in a row, although I would feel those...
I think some of it might depend on what you are teaching. My very favorite instructor had a school nursing background and taught lecture classes in nursing research and community/public health...
EPIC_nurse replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School
I am at one school full-time and this is exactly how the staff reacts when I need to leave for whatever reason. At times it can be a struggle to leave a few hours early to attend a meeting, not to...
EPIC_nurse replied to vikivail26's topic in School
My district has a "Guidelines for Staying Home" handout that I give out when kids are sent home. It lists different reasons for staying home and going to school in a chart format and basically states...
EPIC_nurse replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing
One of my friends that I graduated with (this past May) just told me that she was assigned to precept two new nurses on her floor at the same time. I was utterly shocked. She did have quite a bit of...
The grass is not always greener on the other side. I left a job that I was happy enough in for the few weeks I was there, for what I thought was going to be a much better experience and career...
Not that you want to be awake longer than necessary after a night shift... but is there a dog park closer by where you live than the doggy daycare? (and I'm not a super advocate for dog parks, but...
EPIC_nurse replied to seeyouinberlin's topic in General Nursing
My sister went to Nova (for something unrelated to nursing) and her boyfriend is currently in their DO program. I know they both really like the school. She had a roommate that was in Nova's nursing...
We have an AED/CPR "Code Blue" team here comprised of me (the nurse) and about 8 staff members, all of whom are AED/CPR trained. Their certification is taken care of by the city-wide AED nurses. We...
I have a border collie that's about 2.5 years old. I only work 8 hour shifts but we have a family member that we drop him off with on days that no one will be home for 5+ hours. Is there a friend or...
Question for you guys. What do you do for kids complaining of vomiting (and you actually see them throwing up) whose parents cannot come pick them up? I'm talking no fever or other symptoms other than...
Well during my internship I got to shadow and work with public health nurses in many different areas including women's cancer screening program, cardiovascular health program, mom/baby home visiting...